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Parents got married
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My sister
The birth of my best friend and sister, Ashley. -
Surprise!
My parents found out they were having their second child (me). Neither my mom nor her doctors thought she would be able to get pregnant again. -
Birth
I was born 11/2/1989 at Sinai Grace Hospital. -
First word
Spoke my first word, "daddy". The date is a rough estimate, but my mother knows I was eight months old. -
Full sentences
Both my mom and aunt said I spoke full sentences by the time I was eleven months. -
Pre-K
I begged to start school. This is how my mom potty trained me. She told me I couldn't go until I was fully potty-trained. -
Kindergarten
Started kindergrten at age four at Golightly Educational Center -
Trip to Jamaica
My father's health was declining but they wanted to do one last family trip. My immediate family and his siblings went to Jamaica for 5 days. It's one of my best memories with him. -
Death of my father
My father was sick my entired childhood. -
First Christmas without dad
Just two days after his death we had our first Christmas without him. It changed the holiday for us. -
Grief counseling
Entered grief counseling with my mom and sister for my father's death. -
Grief Counseling
My mother and I entered a grief counseling program to help deal with the grief from my father's passing. -
First cat
Got my first cat, Astro. We got him to cheer us up after my dad's death. It worked. -
Finished Middle School
I graduated from Golightly Education Center. I went there for kindergarten-8th grade. -
Began high school at CMA
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First trip to Europe
First trip outside the country without my parents. I was lucky enough to take a trip with classmates and kids from different schools to Italy, Spain and France. -
Sweet 16
Sixteenth birthday -
First article published in Free Press
First five things piece published in Free Press. -
Graduated from high school
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Hired at Botsford Hospital
I love working for this company! -
Broken engagement
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Diabetes
The day I got diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. -
Predicted graduation from WSU
Bachelor's of Science -
Predicted year of death
As predicted by the Life Expectancy Calculator
